it was not easy to put together and was flemsy. I've had gazebos similar to this in the past and they held up great. This one didn't make it through our first spring wind storm. It's now a pile of bent and twisted metal. We had it tied down, it didn't blow away, but ,man is it a mess. And we hadn't even had a chance to enjoy it. Very dissatisfied and disappointed in this thing. I guess you get what you pay for.